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Decrypted text shouldn’t select everything on click

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Description

After decrypting a message in the web form, clicking on any of the text highlights everything. I was trying to select just a URL from a message to copy, but it ended up highlighting the whole message.

So, I think it'd be best if there was no JS auto-highlighting of everything after you decrypt.

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Start by locating the web form's JavaScript handling for decrypted-message clicks and inspect how selection is applied. The fix is done when clicking decrypted text does not select the entire message and users can select only part of it, such as a URL, for copying.

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Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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